Showers cool a Top End Christmas
TOSS another log on the open fire, because it's going to be a chilly, dreary Christmas Day in the Top End.
Now that's an XXXX-mas tree
IT'S a very beery Christmas at Mataranka Homestead as two great things come together for a creative purpose.
Santa stops by hospital
SANTA will have visted about 15 children in Royal Darwin Hospital this Christmas.
No place like home for Christmas
DARRAGH Cullen and Leah Storey are spending their first Christmas at home in Ireland since they got engaged.
Festive fun in Mexico
A DARWIN muso has been gearing up to spend Christmas with a local family in Mexico after living the dream for nearly a year.
Woman in custody after death
A WOMAN is in police custody following the death of a 53-year-old man in Katherine.
Bullying rampant in NT
TERRITORY children are reporting bullying at a higher rate than anywhere else in Australia.
Where are the Christmas lights?
OUR guide for where to see Christmas lights...
Now that's an XXXX-mas tree
IT'S a very beery Christmas at Mataranka Homestead as two great things come together for a creative purpose.
Dexter was in 'safest' water
A TERRITORY man has defended the family of a baby photographed in the waters at Cahill's Crossing.
Santa stops by hospital
SANTA will have visted about 15 children in Royal Darwin Hospital this Christmas.
Now that's an XXXX-mas tree
IT'S a very beery Christmas at Mataranka Homestead as two great things come together for a creative purpose.
One-night ssstand
A SNAKE was kicked out of bed, like many other bad boys before it, after slithering between the sheets and over the legs of an unsuspecting woman.
Croc attacks Santa's sack
ONE Territory croc is on Santa's naughty list after snacking on the jolly fellow's big, red sack.
Ice hockey champs challenge Calgary
THE Darwin Social Ice Hockey Team are the only people in the Top End who are praying for a hot day.
We're shopping until we drop
EXPECT a lot of presents and lots of food over Christmas as we've spent a staggering $29.6 billion, with another $13.1 billion to go on the sales.
Asylum seeker gets Christmas reprieve
A 21-YEAR-OLD asylum seeker who was to be deported to Iraq where he says he could face a firing squad has won a temporary reprieve.
Which Christmas lights are the best?
HELP us decide which Christmas lights display is the best in the land by voting in our national Shining Lights interactive. May the best lights win!
Girl, mistaken for burglar, shot by dad
A 14-YEAR-OLD girl was shot dead by her stepfather after he mistook her for a burglar.
Four dead as rain, wind lash UK, France
GALE-FORCE winds and rain have hit Britain and France, killing at least four people, disrupting Christmas travel and leaving thousands without power.
Kidnapped lottery winner freed by cops
BRAZILIAN police have freed the kidnapped $US3 million ($3.4 million) lottery winner whose captors were demanding a ransom of about $US200,000.
Dog rescued after falling through ice
Police officers don cold water survival suits to rescue a dog that fell through ice in Massachusetts. Courtesy: Wellesley Police
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3:15Worst Christmas gifts
Sports personalities from across Australia have recalled some of the worst christmas gifts they have every been given.
0:52Phonecrashing at the airport
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- NSW house fire leads to cannabis discovery
- Arsenio Hall crashes his Porsche
- Two young boys taken from Qld home
- A very merry Christmas for Aussie shops
- Medicals scrapped for older SA drivers
- Qld crash takes Xmas road toll to 4
- Belfast peace talks fail to reach deal
- Cyclone could develop Christmas Day
- Man dies after car hits tree in Qld
- Canada and US face Christmas blackout
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Jemma's raising locks of funds
TENNIS coaches Sam Giess and Daniel Parker have been aced ... by a nine-year-old.
Lehmann plan has no place for pity
TWO words from coach Darren Lehmann sum up how he plans to keep Australia's foot on England's throat in the Boxing Day Ashes Test.
36ers to the NT?
BASKETBALL supremo Andrew Farley welcomes initial suggestions by the Adelaide 36ers that they may be interested in playing an NBL match in the NT.
Redtails make the grade
AFLNT has given Central Australia Football Club the green light for full-time participation in the 2014-15 Northern Territory Football League season.
Rio announces Gove exit timeline
ABOUT 1100 Rio Tinto refinery jobs at Gove will be gone by July next year, the mining giant has now announced.
Where will property prices go in 2014?
RECORD low rates, cashed-up investors, foreigners swooping on bargains, and naive home hunters - Property was the hottest commodity in 2013 and it's only going to get bigger.
Red-eye of Tiger hits skies
BUDGET airline Tigerair Australia will return to the Top End and will operate a red-eye Darwin to Brisbane route from April next year.
Best gift is family Chrissy in Darwin
THE Territory's favourite daughter, Jessica Mauboy, will tick off the item on top of her wish list when she returns to Darwin for Christmas Day.
New faces chase catwalk fame
AUSTRALIAN Indigenous Fashion Week (AIFW) organisers are on the hunt for the Territory's "freshest faces" to walk the runways in 2014.
Cracker ban
THE Government has announced a ban on loud fireworks... but should they have banned the lot? HAVE YOUR SAY
Bask in glow of the moon
AN ECLECTIC line-up of stars will shine at the 2014 Kimberley Moon Experience.
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Ruby slams Charlotte's 'rude' post
TIS' the season for a Twitter feud, it seems, with Ruby Rose and Charlotte Dawson getting into an online spat yesterday.
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Stir over Bingle's latest topless pic
SAM Worthington is one lucky man and he wants the world to know. The actor took a picture of his new girlfriend in bed wearing nothing but a G-string.
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'Nigella locked herself in secret cell'
A SECRET bunker was built in Nigella Lawson's $27 million mansion which she nicknamed 'The Cell', according to her former housekeeper.
The good oil on healthy plants
DEEP-FRYER oil might not be good for your health, but a Darwin horticulturist says it is the holy grail of plant fertilisers.
Sickies surge on job fears
A REPORT suggests public sector workers are having more days off because of job uncertainty.
Alcohol sales on rise
ALCOHOL sales and the amount people drink have gone up in the Territory after years of steady decline.
Those health experts are at it again- but maybe this Christmas it's worth having a listen
Perfect time to go bag a barra
WITH the rain all but gone over the past week or so, there have continued to be good reports from many Top End locations.
Torch saves boatie after sinking
A MAN was found drifting at sea holding a torch and emergency beacon near Channel Rock in Darwin Harbour after his boat sank.
Shoal-fire thing
Insanely hot, humid days, afternoon storms and a feeling that everyone's starting to go more than just a little bit troppo - the wet season has arrived!
School daze will fade
I'll let you in on a secret: school is not the best years of your life. NOW is the best time of your life, writes KYLIE STEVENSON
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